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6 Best Easy-to-Grow Plants for Your Indoor Herb Garden (Year-Round)

Are you tired of buying expensive herbs from the supermarket, only to have them all wilt away in a few days?

Looking for a cheaper way to eating organic herbs?

To make sure you have herbs that are organic and pesticide free, try growing them yourself. Luckily, most herbs are not high maintenance and you can easily grow them indoors.

Picking herbs that you know you will end up using will make taking care of them feel less like a chore.

Easy to Grow Indoor Herbs

1. Chives

Chives are hardy herbs that last throughout the winter and can be used in any dish. They can withstand cooler temperatures (as low as 55 degrees during the day) and love sunlight.

Chives are one of the few herbs that like its stems and soil to be moistened. Once a week sprinkle some water on the stems with a spray bottle.

Once your chives grow to at least 6 inches tall, you can give your herb a haircut. Harvest it with a scissor to avoid dislodging the roots. Make sure to leave at least 2 inches for the plant to regrow.

Store extra chives in the freezer, in ziplock bags. The entire plant is edible, so enjoy!

Tips on Starting Your Indoor Herb Garden

The bigger and deeper the pot, the better.

Try to keep each herb separate. Some plants are invasive and do not grow well with others.

If you do not have a green thumb, buy “starter” baby plants from nurseries or local stores. Make sure they have never been grown outdoors because you do not want to drastically change the environment of the herbs.

Use all-purpose soil to grow your plants. Do not pack the soil too tightly and aerate slightly. You can grind up eggshells and mix them into the soil as a fertilizer.

Use breathable pot, such as a Terra Cotta pot. The most important feature is that they must have drainage holes.

Turn your plant once a week so each side gets adequate amounts of sunlight.

Herbs are meant to be eaten. They will grow back the more you pluck them. If the stems are growing faster than the leaves, give them more sunlight.

If the tips of the plants start yellowing, it could mean that they are being overwatered. Stick you finger into the soil, towards the roots. If the soil is still wet, aerate the soil a bit, and make sure the soil is not packed too tightly.

Don’t harvest more than 50% of your herb at a time during winter months.

When harvesting, avoid tugging at the leaves. This can strain the entire plant and dislodge its roots.

Home starter kits are available for those who do not have a green thumb or easily forget to water their plants.

How to Water Your Herbs

Don’t overwater them. Herbs only require water about once a week. Get on a schedule and try to water your plants on the same day of the week, every week.

Make sure that the soil is completely dry before watering them again. If the soil stays too moist, the roots can rot and destroy your plant. Never let water stand in the saucer for a long period of time, as this can also lead to rotten roots.

Bring the plant to the sink and run the water until the soil is completely wet. Let the water completely drain. Repeat, let it drain, and bring it back to its saucer to catch any remaining water.

If the pot is too heavy to carry back and forth, make sure the saucer is large enough to contain all of the draining water.

Final Word

Did you also know that plants can oxygenate and purify the air that you breathe? Growing herbs is practical and functional, and can aesthetically spruce up your place.

It is healthier and cheaper to grow your own fresh herbs. This way, you can be sure that you are not ingesting any harmful pesticides, fungicides, or herbicides.

You can also give your extra herbs away as presents to friends and family if you grow more than you can handle!

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